Danville – Yates Appellate Law

Mandate Mayhem

Mandate Mayhem The Supreme Court recently dropped an unpublished order that we should pay attention to. Real estate gurus, remember […]

Goldilocks and the (no more than) 3 Assignments of Error Let’s talk about something difficult to get *just* right: assignments

Lion Cubs and Legal Loopholes It isn’t often that criminal defense attorneys get to celebrate a unanimous victory in the

Guest Post by Oliver Ward: “On Micromorts and Appellate Law” Allow me to introduce Oliver Ward. Oliver is one of

Virginia Loves Procedure: A Redistricting Post Let’s give the people what they want: redistricting. JK…the Supreme Court said no. But

Which Balls Are We Okay With Dropping? It’s been too long since my last blog post. I have a tremendous

Courtroom Conversations: Featuring Norman Thomas Good mentors make the world go ’round. In my career, I’ve been fortunate to have

Nothing to See Here The Supreme Court of Virginia decided a very important matter in Koski v. RNC, et. al…by

Preparation Wins at Oral Argument A non-lawyer asked me what oral argument is like recently. My answer? It’s like riding

Making It Look Easy When people are very good at something, they make it look easy. By way of example,

Billion-Dollar Blog Post Corporate espionage? Trade Secrets? Statutory construction? Don’t skip the Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Appian Corp. v.

New Year, New Appellate Stats It’s somehow 2026, and the new year means fresh planners, overly ambitious resolutions, and the

File Early This week’s blog post is about statutes of limitation. The SCV recently released a decision that affects the

Procedural Pitfalls You’ll be Thankful You Avoided on Appeal The Supreme Court of Virginia recently handed down multiple decisions that

A Footnote on Footnotes Writers tend to have opinions on footnotes. Some believe there should be virtually no footnotes in

Ghosts of Issues Not Preserved And other scary appellate problems This Halloween, I want to talk about something terrifying—procedural defaults